Chapter 147: The Territory Built by the Captives
When the Giant Hand of Water lifts all enemy ships into the sky, the Tidal Realm suppresses them from immobility.
All the enemy collapsed, not a single shell was fired from the battleship, not a single attack was launched, and even the ship did not even get off here, and they lost the will to resist.
He lost his armor and looked depressed.
Seeing this scene, Ji Chen waved his hand casually and withdrew his mana.
The giant hand of water instantly became a rootless ping, scattered into water, and fell to the surface of the sea with the battleship.
Boom –
The battleship slammed into the sea, slammed down, and then was bounced up by the sea, and the water splashed into the sky, drenching the crooked Ghassani and others on the deck.
At this time, the friendly forces that had finished the other two battlefields belatedly took control of the ships and personnel of this fleet.
After gaining absolute control, Ji Chen lifted the tidal realm with a wave of his hand.
There is not much to say about this skill.
Three words.
Invincible!
Without bothering to count the casualties of the enemy and the enemy, the three captured fleets were reunited, and the guards and sailors of the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce looked at each other with a little embarrassment.
Unexpectedly, within a few hours of separation, everyone became captives.
It can be described as yes
The three fleets regrouped together and sailed together to the Crescent Islands, and after a week of detouring, they stopped in the water wall, where thirty-eight Hanseatic warships lined up through the water wall gate and entered the inner dock to anchor.
Why not forty?
Because two enemy ships were severely damaged by giant squid during the battle, the hull of the ship was flooded in large quantities, and hundreds of people on board fell into the deep sea.
It was also the heaviest casualty of the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce.
After anchoring at the dock, the captives were tied by the wrists one by one and all of them were driven off the ship in a queue.
When the inhabitants of the crown of the sea saw this, they began to talk about it.
"These people belong to the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce, right? It's only been a few hours before it's defeated, and it's too weak, right? ”
"Indeed, there is one thing to say, I think they were defeated before they even got off the boat, it is not an ordinary dish, what kind of confidence do they have to dare to attack the crown of the sea? I can only say that I am very brave. ”
"With the lords here, they can't even set foot on the Crescent Islands, and the only chance to set foot is to become captives after defeat."
"Horror! Your Lordship, Martial Luck is prosperous! ”
Looking at the inhabitants pointing at them on both sides of the road, the captives were discouraged, their faces full of frustration, and they wanted to bury their heads in the ground.
Murder is also punishable!
How aggressive it was at the beginning, how embarrassed it is now.
Among them, Ghassani, who is hidden in the middle, is particularly embarrassed.
What does it mean to steal chickens and rice?
Now, not only did he not capture the archipelago, but he also became a prisoner.
As the culprit who planned the two attacks, I don't know what to do with him.
Soon, Ghassani knew where he was going.
On the same day, he was escorted to a dark mine, which was very harsh, labor-intensive, and extremely closely guarded.
Of the people who can be assigned here as captives, one is counted as one and the other is full of evil.
On this day, when Willow came up from the pit, disgraced and tired, to get today's meal.
He suddenly saw a familiar figure walking through the door.
Take a look.
His expression was stunned for a moment, then a burst of excitement and ecstasy, he threw away the iron pickaxe in his hand and rushed over at a sprinting speed.
This moment.
Ghassani and Willow staged a touching scene of master and servant meeting each other.
When Willow rushed to Ghassani, Ghassani didn't recognize him, only to see a man with a dark face and a dirty head rushing in front of him, startling him.
Who is this person?
Why is the skin so dark like the people on the southern continent?
The sphere of influence of this territory is really not small, and it can buy slaves from the Southern Continent somewhere...
"My lord, it's me! Your loyal subordinate Willow! ”
When the black man spoke with two rows of white teeth, Ghassani recognized him with a look of horror.
"Willow, it turns out you're not dead, but why are you here?"
Hearing this, Willow burst into tears, and a pair of dirty hands grabbed the corner of Gasani's clothes.
"Don't say it, I was ordered by you to sneak attack this territory last time, but I didn't expect to be attacked instead, and everyone became prisoners."
"In the end, I was escorted here, eating the same food as pig food, sleeping in a dilapidated house like a cowshed, and living a life of mining with no hope!"
"But since you're here, Lord Gasani, doesn't that mean you've captured this place and banished that lord away?"
Speaking of this, Willow seemed to have been redeemed, raised his hands to the sky, and laughed loudly
"The Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce and your lordship, your light has finally shone here!"
"I've suffered a lot here, but rest assured, I didn't succumb to the enemy's coercion, and even if I was tortured like this, I didn't reveal the slightest news of you!"
"My loyalty can be learned!"
"But why don't you speak, Lord Gasani, isn't it a joy to kill that lord? Why does your face look a little strange..."
At this time, Willow suddenly felt something and asked puzzledly.
Gasani tilted his head in embarrassment, pretending not to hear it.
"Papapa~"
The applause rang out behind him, accompanied by a sound that made him nightmarish.
"What a loyal world to learn from! Well said! ”
At this time, Wei Luo saw Ji Chen walking behind, and was stunned.
looked at Ghassani, then at Ji Chen, and suddenly reacted, as if he had lost all hope, and said with a sad face: "What I just said is just a joke, do you believe it?" ”
Ji Chen showed a kind smile, instructed the foreman who followed him, and pointed at him, "This week, his food will be lowered by another level, and he will be responsible for transporting the excrement of the miners in the future." ”
"No !!"
Willow's screams echoed through the sky.
This time, the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce's menacing and confident offensive collapsed in just a few hours, and a large number of sailors and escorts became prisoners of the crown of the sea.
But this time, the number of prisoners was far greater than ever before.
According to statistics, in addition to those who died and disappeared in battle, more than 5,000 people of the fleet of the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce became prisoners.
Most of them were escorts and armed sailors, accounting for about 80%, and the remaining 20% were various ship-accompanying personnel, including craftsmen, cooks, maids, slaves, etc.
With such a large number of prisoners, it took half a day to even escort them off the ship.
Those who have skills will be assigned to work in the territory after being determined to be harmless after being reviewed.
And without skills, they can only fight and kill the guards and sailors.
They will be assigned to various resource points and various places where labor is needed, and do some heavy physical work such as mining, logging, etc., completely freeing up the inhabitants of the crown of the sea.
They contribute to the development of the crown of the ocean until the last drop of blood and tears are burned.
Moreover, Ji Chen also noticed something.
If the kobold at the beginning is also counted as a captive, then from that time until now.
The crown of the seas has taken more than 6,000 captives.
This number, even much more than the official number of inhabitants, is almost twice as much.
This has led to a very distorted demographic structure.
It can be said that at least half of the development and prosperity of the crown of the sea today is built on these captives.
It is precisely because of this wave of captives that the population of the crown of the ocean is now approaching the 10,000 mark, and the food problem that you didn't have to worry about before is also highlighted at this time.
In the Lord's Palace.
Ji Chen sat in the first place, and Willus was reporting on the situation of the territory.
"My lord, the sudden addition of so many captives is bound to have a huge impact on the food reserves of the territory! And seawater rice still has some time to mature, and the rate of food consumption is too fast. ”
Willus had some concern on his face, as the interior minister of the crown of the sea, he had a natural sensitivity to food issues.
Not to mention thousands of captives, even a few thousand fish can eat a lot.
The food in the warehouse flowed out like water.
Thinking of this, Willus had a lot of resentment towards the orcs who had only been here for a few days.
The big ones could eat more than the other, and the food they ate in one meal was as good as that of five humans.
They also have a part to blame for the rapid consumption of food today.
"How long will the territory's current food reserves be enough to sustain it?"
"We found quite a few from the ships of the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce, but at this rate of consumption, it is estimated that it will last less than half a month."
Half a month?
Ji Chen touched his chin, this amount was indeed less.
As a territory with a population of nearly 10,000, it is relatively safe to keep food reserves for at least three months.
"This is indeed comparative", looking at Willus, who was worried about the crown of the ocean, Ji Chen was quite pleased, and then smiled: "But don't worry too much, I have already found a solution." ”
"We've found a workaround!?" With a look of surprise in his eyes, Willus saw Ji Chen put a few glowing mushrooms on the table.
The slightly old face was a little puzzled, "This is the solution?" ”
"That's right, this is called a fluorescent mushroom, don't look at it so small, ordinary people only need to eat two or three to meet the day's full food needs."
Hearing this, Willus showed a suspicious look, and after getting Ji Chen's permission, he picked up one and ate it.
After chewing it carefully, I swallowed it into my stomach, and a feeling of fullness suddenly came to my heart.
"It's so amazing!?" Willus looked at the fluorescent mushrooms on the table in amazement, as if he were looking at some peerless treasure.
Although the taste is very dry and the taste is extremely strange, it still can't hide its huge effect.
And, taking a step back, the mushroom could also be used exclusively for captives, so that a large amount of serious food could be saved.
"Where did you get such a magical mushroom, my lord?"
"Fluorescent mushrooms are produced in the kingdom of underground lizardmen."
The Underground Lizardmen Kingdom...
Willus muttered to himself, he'd heard of this place in the past two days, and there was a deeper and wider underground space beneath the kobold cave.
However, this is not what he is concerned about at this time, what makes him most concerned now is how the mushroom is produced.
First guessing what he was thinking, Ji Chen quickly continued.
"This fluorescent mushroom can only grow underground, and as long as there is enough soil and powder from the glowing plant, it can grow quickly, and the time from planting to maturity is not much different from seawater rice."
Willuston's eyes widened in ecstasy.
If it can be planted on a large scale, let alone 10,000 people, 100,000 people can afford it!
"A batch of fluorescent mushrooms will be delivered from the underground lizard kingdom in the next few days to alleviate the current food problem, you remember to send someone to receive it."
"After I conquer and unify all the underground lizardmen kingdoms, I will let the lizardmen plant them as hard as they can, and then they will be able to harvest in a steady stream."
"In addition, when the inventory of fluorescent mushrooms is full, it will also become one of the signature products of the crown of the sea's foreign trade."
Sending Willus to deal with things, Ji Chen began to think about the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce.
Through interrogation, it was learned that in this attack, the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce directly dispatched three-fifths of the strength of the entire Chamber of Commerce in order to be "foolproof", which can be described as the elite.
As long as this force does not encounter the large fleets of principalities, kingdoms and other forces, it is almost an existence that can walk sideways in the middle of the Western Ocean.
However, under Ji Chen's strong resistance, the result was not good.
Not only was the battleship captured and sunk, most of the personnel were captured, but several members of the Chamber of Commerce led by them were also reduced to prisoners and enjoyed a lifetime of prison food.
It can be said that the losses are extremely heavy.
But the remaining two-fifths of the strength of the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce is still a significant force.
However, according to Ghassani, the remaining two-fifths of the power is controlled by the remaining members, who all share Raymond's thoughts or waver about it.
But no matter which one it is, I believe that the huge damage they suffered this time is enough for them to completely sober up, and they no longer have the idea of fingering the Crescent Islands.
If they're smart enough, they know that the Crown of the Seas is a territory they can't afford to mess with.
But if he is still obsessed, Ji Chen doesn't mind personally leading troops to the Western Continent after freeing his hands, so that they can be completely destroyed and disappear into this world.
The Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce took care of the matter.
Three days later.
Ji Chen led the army through the passage again and came to the underground lizardman kingdom - the Dock Kingdom.
Begin to deal with the war with the other three lizardfolk kingdoms.
At this time, on the border between the Kingdom of Doc and other kingdoms, the smoke of war is getting thicker and thicker, and there is more and more friction between the two sides.
But Rao is like this, the other three lizardmen kingdoms can't even think of it, why did the Doc Kingdom take the initiative to start a war with them?
And the sea water is a dozen or three.
Is this a lizard head wat?
As everyone knows, at this time, the lizardmen elders of the Dok Kingdom are also bitter and helpless.
On it together